Collections

Our collections don’t contain any quiet objects. Instead, they are collaborations with places, organisations and people, where we codify history and contemplate possible sustainable futures. Through various formats you can find out more about our collaborations here.

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Bergdala museum of glass technology

Bergdala museum of glass technology displays a technical and embodied history of design, told through the equipment used in early mass production and decoration of glass. (Re-)learning the Archive met with Kerstin Fröberg and Björn Zethræus who manage and showcase the museum’s collection. Tell us about Bergdala museum of glass technology?The whole thing started when the society Glas i Hovmantorp (Glass in Hovmantorp) managed to track down Kosta glassworks’ old…

Bergdala museum of glass technology
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On the map you see the many different museums that (Re)-learning the Archive is working with to build new design historical pathways. Via this map you will be able to follow how we stich a multitude of places, stories and perspectives together in order to create a kaleidoscopic design history. The map will indicate where these interesting places and museums are. In the Swedish version we have digital papers, “one…

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Hotel Al Rasheed and Orrefors – a tale of an amazing hotel and spectacular chandeliers

During Sommarutställning Pukeberg 2022, (Re-)learning the archive, in collaboration with the research project Design history in other geographies, shows the exhibition Hotel Al Rasheed and Orrefors – a tale of an amazing hotel and spectacular chandeliers. The exhibition is open 18 / 6-6 / 8, every day 11-17 (closed midsummer weekend). In this exhibition we want to highlight a piece of unwritten Swedish-Iraqi history of design – a story of…

Hotel Al Rasheed and Orrefors

Lessebo Hand Paper Mill

In an active industrial environment, we get to learn about hand paper making and local as well as national industrial history through a collection of watermark molds. We meet Christina Gutiérrez Malmbom, CEO of Bildningsverket who through Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan runs Lessebo handpappersbruk (Lessebo Hand Paper Mill) – Sweden’s only commercial hand paper mill. Can you tell us about Lessebo Hand Paper Mill?During the 17th century, the same time as the…

Lessebo Hand Paper Mill

An ecofeminist history – workshop at Elin Wägner’s Lilla Björka

In November 2021, (Re-)learning the Archive, with support from IASPIS, met seven design practitioners from different places in Sweden and the world. Inspired by the journalist, writer and activist Elin Wägner’s work, we reflected on possible sustainable futures. Below is the invitation that was sent out to the participants. You are cordially invited to a three day online/onsite workshop in November 15-17th of November, 2021, at Lilla Björka in Småland, Sweden. It…

Lilla Björka

(Re-)learning the Archive – the logotype

Our logotype was made in collaboration with the glass artist Tuomo Nieminen who created its font and motif. For many years he was a glass blower at Bergdala as well as Kosta glassworks. Tuomo Nieminen’s unique ability to sculpt glass has always been a prerequisite for much of the glass art that was created there. During a period of time, he was unable to practice his craft but his creativity…

Our logotype
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The Archive Society of Emmaboda

(Re-)learning the Archive talks to Pähr Gustavsson, one of the initiators behind Emmabodabygdens Arkivförening (The Archive Society of Emmaboda) which originally went by the name of Vissefjärdabygdens Arkivförening (the Archive Society of Vissefjärda). He is still very much involved in the archive’s activities. Can you tell us a bit more about the background behind the Archive Society?The society was founded in 1983 as the project I Glasriket – Människan, miljön,…

The Archive Society of Emmaboda

The craft museum in Gullabo

In Gullabo one can visit the amazing craft museum run by Henning Persson. Gullabo has a long history of craft. Twenty or thirty years ago there would be busloads of people coming to Gullabo for the craft according to Henning Persson. Twice a year, in summer and winter, there was a large craft fair. In July 2000 the largest wooden spoon in the world was unveiled at the fair. It…

The crafts museum in Gullabo

Uppvidinge beekeeping museum

In Uppvidinge we learn about beekeepers, beekeeping and bees – as well as surprising design history about a beehive that aims to satisfy the needs of the bees rather than those of the beekeeper. We talk to Peter Englén, president of Uppvidinge beekeeping society and the person behind the museum. Can you tell us a bit more about Uppvidinge biodlarmuseum (Uppvidinge beekeeping museum)?The museum tells the history of beekeeping since…

Uppvidinge beekeeping museum

Virserum’s furniture industry museum

Sound recording of the belt driven workshop at Virserum’s furniture industry museum At Virserums möbelindustrimuseum (Virserum’s furniture industry museum) we meet the process. We can see how furniture has been produced, the wood sawn, details carved, and how it has been put together to a finished piece of furniture. It is a history of work, but also of craftsmanship and technical development. The oldest machine in the museum is a…

Virserum's furniture industry museum
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Partners

(Re-)learning the Archive

is a three-year long development project run by Designarkivet in Pukeberg with support from the Swedish Arts Council and Region Kalmar län (Kalmar County Council).

Christina Zetterlund
Project Manager
christina.zetterlund@designarkivet.se

Maija Zetterlund
Project Coordinator
maija.zetterlund@designarkivet.se  

In collaboration with

Virserums konsthall
Linnaeus University
Kalmar Konstmuseum

Designer in residence:
Evelina Mohei
Design and webb:
Mika Kastner Johnson

With support from 

Region kalmar läns logotyp
Kulturrådets logotyp